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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1956?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1956, the Sun was in Taurus (14°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (28% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Uranus squared Neptune. Ideals and innovation collide across a generation.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°31' Pisces at midnight UTC to 18°06' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°57'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1956	May 21, 1956 into Gemini
Moon	11°46'57" Pisces	Direct	May 4, 1956	May 6, 1956 into Aries
Mercury	5°27'55" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	28°11'12" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1956	May 8, 1956 into Cancer
Mars	12°55'48" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1956	Jun 3, 1956 into Pisces
Jupiter	21°58'36" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	0°37'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°37'01" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	28°36'49" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°05'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°26'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 5, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 10:31 UTC	Uranus square Neptune	Ideals and innovation collide across a generation.

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